Battle of Nemausus

The battle of Nemausus was a major battle of Vibius Julius' Gallic campaign of the 3rd century BC. The Roman Republic sent a legion under Vibius Julius to capture Narbo Martius (Narbonne) in southern Gaul (France), so he led his legion to many victories in the Languedoc-Roussillon region against the Gauls. In the winter of 256 BC, he was forced to stand and fight against two Gallic armies that totalled a strength of 316 men, and he emerged victorious after a bloody battle.

Battle
In the mid-3rd century BC, Vibius Julius and a Roman army scored several victories against the Gauls in Gallia Cispadana, and his latest victory at Arelate in the summer of 256 BC forced the Gauls to retreat past the Rhone River in southern Gaul. The 521-strong Roman legion of Vibius Julius marched north from Arelate to seek an encounter with Vindex's Gallic army of 140 troops and Custennyn's 48-strong Gallic war party, and battle was joined at Nemausus (present-day Nimes). The ensuing encounter saw a half of the Roman army rush to engage the small Gallic army behind their main force, crushing them; when the smaller Gallic force was in full retreat, the two Roman armies rushed to assault Vindex's main force. Vindex and most of his men were slain in the ensuing battle, and the battle was yet another great Roman victory.